This is a big rumor. They would have no choice and wait for the firing squad if this was true.

"Well I was going to try and let this story pass until more information was released, but I cannot do that now.

To be blunt, Abdullah Kobayashi has been pulled from all upcoming shows due to the "suspicion" that he has hepatitis c. During a recent examination at a hospital in Yokohama, Japan, Kobayashi early blood work showed that he might be suffering from the disease. BJW then pulled him from all upcoming shows.

This news should come to very upsetting to a lot of fans and fellow wrestlers as there is always a chance that the disease could be easily transmitted because of all the deathmatches that Kobayashi has taken part in the last year specifically. Hep C can easily be transmitted from blood to blood contact, and since Kobayashi is known as one of the more physically afflicted in deathmatches... the chances of him passing the disease is far too likely.

Sadly, there has a been a strong suspicion that Kobayashi has had this illness for quite sometime now and all wrestlers affiliated with BJW and who were recently in contact with him will undergo a thorough examination. The interesting aspect to why they suspect it occured sooner is that when Kobayashi lost the deathmatch belt earlier this year he announced that he would not be taking a break from deathmatches.

Tokyo Sports is reporting this news as well, so they are not holding back on the BJW assault, so this will be a trying time for BJW... if they didn't need anything to hurt their fan drawing power to shows. I also should note that TS gave Kobayashi the fighting spirit award last year, so no telling what they think about that part now.

If Kobayashi's test come back positive it will indeed mean the end of his career, and anyone else who may have ended up with illness as well."